“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the gonzo martial-arts sci-fi comedy starring Michelle Yeoh, has big-name directors openly rooting for it to rev up the indie moviegoing experience
The gonzo martial-arts sci-fi comedy starring Michelle Yeoh has big-name directors openly rooting for it to rev up the indie moviegoing experience
Filmmakers created dozens of versions of Michelle Yeoh's character using different looks and visual effects. Video: A24In an alternate reality, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” would be a big-budget streaming movie starring an All-American actor dude, with glossy visual effects, a PG-13 rating and zero sex toys used as weapons.
In our current reality, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” stars 59-year-old Michelle Yeoh as a failing mom and wife who discovers countless versions of herself coexisting across a multiverse. As a mid-budget production in the $20 million range getting an ambitious push in theaters, it represents an increasingly rare thing in the movie world. As an R-rated sci-fi action comedy featuring a tender family story and martial-arts fights , the film is objectively unique.